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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Acaste and Clitandre begin naming members in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) To test Célimène on their names.
(b) To boast about who they know.
(c) Just to hear Célimène decimate them.
(d) To name people they want to get even with.

2. Why does Celimene re-enter the room?
(a) She hears someone at the door.
(b) She is becoming bored.
(c) She does not like other talking in private.
(d) Someone calls her name.

3. Who does Célimène say Arsinoé is especially jealous of her for in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Philinte.
(b) Basque.
(c) Alceste.
(d) Acaste.

4. Who are the two women in Act One, Scene One waiting for?
(a) Celimene and Philinte.
(b) Oronte and Celimene.
(c) Alceste and Philinte.
(d) Celimene and her cousin.

5. What happens after Oronte leaves the Act One, Scene Three?
(a) Everyone else leaves.
(b) Everyone is saddened.
(c) Everyone is relieved.
(d) There is an argument.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Celimene and her suitors are talking, who enters wearing a uniform?

2. Act 2, Scene 1, starts with a heated discussion between which two characters?

3. What do Acaste and Clitandre agree to do if Celimene shows a preference to one of them?

4. Who is the man in uniform that arrives in Act 2, Scene 6?

5. Who does Basque say is at the door at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 3?

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